Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Quizword & Crossword

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Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Singer-actress who played The Acid Queen in 1975 film musical Tommy (4,6) 8 Derek —, Aberdeen FC manager appointed in 2013 (7) 9 Member of a body of lancers first employed in the Polish army (5) 10 See 11 Across 11 and 10 2000 adventure comedy film starring Breckin Meyer and Seann William Scott (4,4) 12 Small Old World songbird such as the Great — or Bearded — (3) 14 Fortified wine originally from the Jerez region of Spain (6) 15 1950 short story collection by Isaac Asimov (1,5) 18 Land of —, region in the Old Testament to which Cain was banished after he had killed Abel (3) 20 Robert —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for A Man for All Seasons (4) 21 Guy —, 1976 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medallist (4) 23 Genus of small terrestria­l lizards that inhabit warm regions of the Old World (5) 24 Hard Swiss cheese also called Schabziger flavoured with blue fenugreek (7) 25 1820 poem by PB Shelley (2,1,7)

DOWN

1 1956 novel by Compton Mackenzie (4,3) 2 1880 novel by Emile Zola (4) 3 and 13 2007 novel by Sue Grafton (1,2,3,8) 4 1998 crime drama film starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton (8) 5 Port in Israel on the Gulf of Aqaba (5) 6 and 7 Foundation for education and scientific research in Washington, DC, US, establishe­d in 1846 (11,11) 7 See 6 Down 13 See 3 Down 16 City in Los Angeles County, California, US; home of numerous media and entertainm­ent companies (7) 17 Raymond —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Abe Lincoln in Illinois (6) 19 Tony —, Maltese winner of the 2003 World Pool Masters Championsh­ip (5) 22 Capital and largest city of Samoa (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Free enterprise (10) 8 Imaginary circle around the Earth (7) 9 Begin working (3,2) 10 Precipitat­ion from clouds (4) 11 Cab (4) 12 Nothing (3) 14 Wringer (6) 15 Package (6) 18 Pinch sharply (3) 20 Loose flowing garment (4) 21 Perceive with the ear (4) 23 Star sign (5) 24 Deep purplish-red (7) 25 Think about again (10)

DOWN

1 Carefulnes­s (7) 2 Meat spread (4) 3 Scottish clan design (6) 4 Sweet or juicy (8) 5 Lucifer (5) 6 Tending to cause harm (11) 7 Fruitless undertakin­g (5,6) 13 In the open air (8) 16 Kitchen sideboard (7) 17 Counting frame (6) 19 Group of lions (5) 22 Feral (4)

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